The further and continuing adventures of the girl who sat in the back of your homeroom, reading and daydreaming.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

I Am Not A Pitcher

I do, however, appear to have done some damage to the rotator cuff of my left shoulder. It's not getting better on its own -- quite the opposite. Slipped badly leaning into my car Friday and it's gotten worse and worse ever since -- especially after I did the very same thing again Monday morning.

Ice was little help. Heat, likewise. Hurt so much I had to take a prescription pain pill to get to sleep. I'll make some calls this morning to see where I should go first.

I know more about doctoring livestock and hounds, no formal education just learning from need, than about human medicine but almost daily on the interwebs I read comments from those who insist they can with certainty diagnose and cure someone's ailment based on their experience. That aggravates me but ....I can't resist commenting:

My orthopedist recommended rotator cuff surgery but being stupid and hard headed I went with PT and three cortisone shots on the theory one should try every noninvasive option first. When I couldn't take the ever increasing pain and sleep deprivation any longer I went back and let him work his magic with a knife. The surgery and few weeks of physical therapy were only a minor annoyance and five or so years later my shoulder, not what it once was but at 65 what is, is useable and pain free.

Did I mention I'm stupid and hard headed and have spent my lifetime learning things the hard way ??

"I saw to what extent the people among whom I lived could be trusted as good neighbors and friends; that their friendship was for summer weather only; that they did not greatly propose to do right; that they were a distinct race from me by their prejudices and superstitions."